Elections Within the United Nations: An Experimental Study Utilizing Statistical Analysis

Singer, Marshall R.; Sensenig, Barton

doi:10.1017/s0020818300002009

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“…During the early years of the Cold War, states closely aligned to the United States had been overwhelmingly elected to the UN Security Council and other UN bodies, the Human Rights Council, and the Economic and Social Council (Singer & Sensenig, 1963). As this paper shows, this was the outcome of exhaustive efforts of US diplomats.…”

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Controlling International Institutions: How the US Engineered UNSC Non‐permanent Members in the Early Cold War

Balcı

2022

Global Policy

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How did the US shape the composition of the UN Security Council during the early Cold War period? By focusing on the election of non‐permanent members to Council seats, this paper investigates what role the US played in the nomination and election of candidate countries. In doing so, the study relies heavily on US diplomatic archives since those archival materials are rich in terms of voting preferences of UN members, negotiations between the US and its allies, and Washington's intensive lobbying for candidates. Investigating contested elections from 1946 to 1964, we find that although the US had an extensive influence on determining Council's non‐permanent members, its power to influence election outcomes dramatically weakened from the late 1950s onwards. This finding has important implications for the recent literature on the UN Security Council.

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Controlling International Institutions: How the US Engineered UNSC Non‐permanent Members in the Early Cold War

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2022

Global Policy

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“…For example, see Thorhallsson 2012;Thakur 1996;Copeland 1999Copeland , 2010Gillissen 2006, 23-24;Langmore 2013, 104-107;O'Brien 2015;Langmore and Farrall 2016, 59-61;Schrijver and Blokker 2020;Keating 2008;Kolby 2003. 15 Singer andSensenig 1963;Maas Weigert andRiggs 1969. 16 Dreher et al 2014.…”

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Hashtagging Justice: Digital Diplomacy and the International Criminal Court on Twitter

Eichert

2021

Hague J. Dipl.

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Summary This article uses qualitative content analysis to understand how the International Criminal Court (ICC) uses Twitter by building on digital diplomacy literature to assess the different narratives promoted by the ICC online. I find that the ICC is actively creating narratives that position it as part of a unified global fight for justice with wide political support from states and other international organisations. This kind of public diplomacy is unique among criminal courts, with tweets aimed at bolstering political support from both elite diplomats and non-elite lay publics. At the same time, however, this rebranding effort often oversteps the ICC’s limited jurisdiction, reducing complex legal topics to short, emotionally resonant phrases that fit within Twitter’s restricted format. While the Court still attempts to portray its work as politically neutral and objective, the diplomatic messaging of its Twitter account sends a different message about the Court’s social media agenda.

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“… Dreher et al 2014, 53, 75, 77-79. 8 Singer andSensenig 1963;Maas Weigert and Riggs 1969. 9 Dreher et al 2014.…”

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Campaigning for the Prize: The Quests by Sweden and the Kingdom of the Netherlands for Security Council Membership, 2017–2018

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2020

Hague J. Dipl.

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Summary Competition for a non-permanent seat in the UN Security Council is getting tougher, not the least between candidates within the Western European and Others Group. This empirical study compares the campaigns carried out by Sweden and the Kingdom of the Netherlands, in order to explain the Swedish victory in the first round of the elections in 2016. A theoretical framework identifies three logics of campaigning: contributions, commitment and competence. The study maps out the features of the campaigns, including organisation, key participants, activities and message. It includes interviews with diplomats and public officials involved in the campaigns, as well as available campaign documentation and concluding reports. A main difference detected between the candidatures is the more active political involvement in the Swedish campaign, which shows the Swedish commitment and competence to serve on the Council. Further use of this theoretical framework on additional cases of international campaigning is encouraged.

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Elections Within the United Nations: An Experimental Study Utilizing Statistical Analysis

Cited by 17 publications

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Controlling International Institutions: How the US Engineered UNSC Non‐permanent Members in the Early Cold War

Controlling International Institutions: How the US Engineered UNSC Non‐permanent Members in the Early Cold War

Hashtagging Justice: Digital Diplomacy and the International Criminal Court on Twitter

Campaigning for the Prize: The Quests by Sweden and the Kingdom of the Netherlands for Security Council Membership, 2017–2018

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